On 2008-09-16, wrote:
If the last medical was in 1997, and there is no reason to not take a
medical other than the fear of failure, do you imagine the person's health
has improved in those 11 years?

It's a major stretch to go from this to assuming the guy wasn't in good
enough health to be airworthy. Lots of folks have issues that would get in
the way of a third class medical but neither make them ineligible to hold a
driver's license nor make them unsafe to fly. The fraction of folks who have
accidents caused by medical issues is tiny, and not significantly different
for light sport aviation from the general aviation population.
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Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
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